A one day 5 min Blitz Tournament that struggled to get started with players arriving late, plus the surprise absence of Pasindu and Vidul. However a new entrant Lucky Do, Phuong and Luke’s cousin joined and proved to be better than the rest by not losing a game!

We had 2 teams of 4, but Howick-Pakuranga, North Shore and ACC only entered 1 each. Which was more than a match for us. Featuring 5 ex- NZ Champs, one co-present NZ Champ, one International Master, and no one rated below 2000 NZCF points.

Although we mostly just supplied “canon fodder” for these clubs, we did manage to squeeze out a point here and there.

PT [a] Ian McNally 6/16

David Taylor 4/16

Alexander Laughland 3/16

Temu Maroroa 3/16

PT [b] Vijay Kumar 3/16

Rosjier Hall 1/16

John McRae 0/16

Sefan Brzozwski 0/16

Overall I think we all enjoyed the chance to play some of the best in the country.

RESULTS 1st Howick-Pakuranga

their team was Martin Dryer, Ben Hague, Daniel Gong and Ewen Green. Best Player Ben Hague 15.5/16